Ben vs Christian
GBR · Open Men · 2 results Ben Simpson
GBR · Open Men · 3 results Christian Thomarel
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Ben: London ExCeL 2025, Open Men · Christian: London Olympia 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Ben and Christian sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Ben: strongest on Push (faster than 81% of the field), weakest on BBJ (faster than 14%).Christian: strongest on Row (faster than 87% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 28%).
See the numbers
| Part | Ben: faster than | Christian: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 64% | 72% |
| Push | 81% | 63% |
| Pull | 47% | 78% |
| BBJ | 14% | 67% |
| Row | 45% | 87% |
| Carry | 78% | 78% |
| Lunges | 26% | 67% |
| Wall balls | 32% | 28% |
| Roxzone | 58% | 74% |
| Runs | 70% | 65% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Ben | Christian |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 64% | 72% |
| Sled push | 81% | 63% |
| Sled pull | 47% | 78% |
| Burpee broad jump | 14% | 67% |
| Row | 45% | 87% |
| Farmers carry | 78% | 78% |
| Sandbag lunges | 26% | 67% |
| Wall balls | 32% | 28% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 58% | 74% |
| Runs (8 km) | 70% | 65% |
The share of their own field each athlete beat on that segment, at the race named on the left. Higher is better; green marks the better of the two. A dash means no split was published.
Those races as one bar each
This chart draws the race in order, left to right: each 1 km run (blue), each station (yellow) and the roxzone (grey), sized by its time.Ben · London ExCeL 2025 · Open Men: 30:48 running, 41:31 at the stations and 11:17 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:41).Below, Christian · London Olympia 2026 · Open Men: 38:47 running, 35:44 at the stations and 5:02 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (9:06).
See the numbers
| Part | Ben · London ExCeL 2025 · Open Men | Christian · London Olympia 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:00 | 4:21 |
| SkiErg | 4:43 | 4:18 |
| Run 2 | 3:26 | 4:03 |
| Sled push | 2:24 | 2:45 |
| Run 3 | 3:45 | 4:24 |
| Sled pull | 4:52 | 3:43 |
| Run 4 | 3:41 | 4:33 |
| Burpee broad jump | 7:55 | 4:54 |
| Run 5 | 3:55 | 4:45 |
| Row | 4:59 | 4:26 |
| Run 6 | 3:44 | 4:41 |
| Farmers carry | 1:45 | 1:53 |
| Run 7 | 3:40 | 4:40 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:12 | 4:39 |
| Run 8 | 5:37 | 7:20 |
| Wall balls | 8:41 | 9:06 |
| Roxzone | 11:17 | 5:02 |
| Finish | 1:23:30 | 1:19:26 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Ben | Christian | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London ExCeL 2025 Open Men · 4 Dec 2025 | 1:23:30 | 1:23:29 | 0:01 · Christian faster |
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